expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
small; fine; detailed; stingy
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
with a crack; with a smash
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to compose; to put together
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
trouble; bother; annoyance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to gain fame; to make one's name
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to put one's strength into
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes